Uganda
Support for Mine Action
The Republic of Uganda completed mine clearance operations in November 2012. At the Twelfth Meeting of States Parties in December 2012, Uganda declared that it had met its Article 5 Mine Ban Treaty obligations.[1] Contributions made in 2011 were used to complete clearance operations.
In 2012, Germany and Norway contributed a combined US$144,492 for victim assistance.[2]
International contributions: 2012[3]
|
Donor |
Sector |
Amount (national currency) |
Amount ($) |
|
Germany |
Victim assistance |
€99,000 |
127,304 |
|
Norway |
Victim assistance |
NOK100,000 |
17,188 |
|
Total |
|
|
144,492 |
Summary of contributions: 2008–2012[4]
|
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions |
|
2012 |
500,000 |
144,492 |
644,492 |
|
2011 |
500,000 |
4,886,184 |
5,386,184 |
|
2010 |
400,000 |
1,741,145 |
2,141,145 |
|
2009 |
125,000 |
578,646 |
703,646 |
|
2008 |
250,000 |
783,506 |
1,033,506 |
|
Total |
1,775,000 |
8,133,973 |
9,908,973 |
[1] Declaration of completion of implementation of Article 5 by Uganda, Twelfth Meeting of States Parties, Geneva, 5 December 2012.
[2] Germany, Convention on Conventional Weapons, Amended Protocol II, Form B, 23 March 2013; and response to Monitor questionnaire by Ingunn Vatne, Senior Advisor, Department for Human Rights, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 11 April 2013.
[3] Average exchange rate for 2012: €1=US$1.2859; NOK5.8181=US$1. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 3 January 2013.
[4] See Landmine Monitor reports 2008–2011; and ICBL-CMC, “Country Profile: Australia: Support for Mine Action,” 10 September 2012. Interview with Vicent Woboya, Director, Uganda Mine Action Centre (UMAC), in Phnom Penh, 1 December 2011.